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This toy sucks

stanto

The amazon prime sale is ending today, and in the post I received this little chap:

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I thought that it was a gimmick. No way this little thing that runs on three AA batteries would do anything. I gave it a go anyway and attempted to clean the front of my computer.

How surprised I was.

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It performed really well! 

I am now thinking it would benefit from a bit of modification, a second grille over the air 'intake' inside the vacuum, so that the 'filter' which is a sponge, doesn't directly get filled with dust.

I am also curious if I can increase the power capability, maybe I should do a teardown and check it out. It'd be great if I could 'connect it to mains' such as USB for an added boost, but otherwise use battery power.

Also it's cute.

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  • You run the risk of impacting suction performance if you add filters.

    I recall using a filter spray that increased the pickup of the filters. These were metal filters. The spray made the surface tacky. It did require additional cleaning to remove the build up.

  • in reply to colporteur

    Yes. We started using that goop around '85. We had been using a vacuum cleaner to clean the filters, but had to start cleaning the metal mesh filters with water first. Not a lot of fun, but our racks of custom boards and computers stayed clean. 

  • in reply to md_steve

    We purchased duplicate set of filters for the equipment. Since the equipment was remote, travel and accommodations were necessary for maintenance trips. The rookies became responsible for cleaning the filters back at the shop. Since maintenance trips could be six months intervals cleaning the filters sometimes required the mechanical garage part cleaner to remove the build-up. Rookies learned that using to much filter tack was never a good thing:) 

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  • in reply to md_steve

    We purchased duplicate set of filters for the equipment. Since the equipment was remote, travel and accommodations were necessary for maintenance trips. The rookies became responsible for cleaning the filters back at the shop. Since maintenance trips could be six months intervals cleaning the filters sometimes required the mechanical garage part cleaner to remove the build-up. Rookies learned that using to much filter tack was never a good thing:) 

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